This is the incredible moment when Geelong Cats player Patrick Dangerfield was turned into an ‘old man’ by a makeup artist for Mad Monday to celebrate his team’s AFL Grand Final victory this week.
Award-winning makeup artist Megan Slattery made the 32-year-old look unrecognizable by adding sun spots, wrinkles and crow’s feet to the generally youthful-looking face.
She also painted her brunette locks silver gray and gelled them to the side to create a classic combover.
Geelong Cats player Patrick Dangerfield was turned into an ‘old man’ by a make-up artist for Mad Monday to celebrate his team’s AFL Grand Final victory this week. Left before, right after
In a clip posted to TikTok, Dangerfield showed off the incredible transformation, describing it as the “first phase” of her makeover.
The transformation was part of Geelong’s ‘perfect way’ to applaud its doubters who claimed they were too old to win a premiership.
The Cats challenged their aging roster to put the Sydney Swans to the sword in Saturday’s AFL Grand Final, thrashing them by 81 points and breaking an 11-year title drought.
When the players arrived for their Crazy Monday celebrations at the Wharf Shed in Geelong, they emerged from a pensioner bus with gray hair, make-up and walking frames.
Award-winning makeup artist Megan Slattery made the 32-year-old sportsman look unrecognizable by adding sun spots, wrinkles and crow’s feet to the generally youthful-looking player’s face
The transformation was part of Geelong’s ‘perfect way’ to applaud its doubters who claimed they were too old to win a premiership
Some of the club’s most experienced players, including Dangerfield, Joel Selwood and Tom Hawkins, took part in the gag, dressing as pensioners for the Crazy Monday celebrations.
Dangerfield led the Geelong contingent, including by Isaac Smith, Shaun Higgins, Joel Selwood and Tom Hawkins, who became the longest-serving average roster in VFL/AFL history to win a flag.
The players weren’t just dressed as the role, they also fully played up the “too old, too slow” moniker.
Dangerfield helped his teammate Selwood off the bus, with the veteran superstar still unsure whether he will continue beyond the AFL premiership this year.
The players weren’t just dressed as the role, they also fully played up the “too old, too slow” moniker.
Dangerfield of the Cats arrived at the Geelong Cats’ official AFL end-of-season celebrations at Wharf Shed with a walker
Norm Smith Medalist Isaac Smith took a bad fall from the bus and Dangerfield jokingly called him “Norm” throughout the entrance.
Jon Ceglar and Zach Tuohy both emerged with smoking pipes and Selwood sat down to enjoy a relieved cup of tea after the arduous journey.
Players also went to great lengths to get the look, with Dangerfield admitting he sat in the barber chair for 90 minutes to get the look.
“Well, that’s appropriate – oldest team ever,” he told the Herald Sun.
Cats’ Joel Selwood celebrates with a cup of tea after being helped off the bus by teammate Dangerfield as the team hilariously dressed as retirees
The Cats were ruthlessly accused of being too old ahead of their premiership win
‘Come on the retreat bus. To be honest, most of their moves aren’t that staged, which is probably the most concerning part of it all.
“It’s one thing to do these things and we usually do them quite well, but I think there’s a bit of extra sauce on it today because we were lucky to win it all.”
Dangerfield said the idea was from Selwood with a text message sent around the group on Wednesday ahead of the grand finale.
“He said ‘I’ve organized a retirement bus for Mad Monday,’ so it was great to see the captain’s head was well and truly in the game and ready for the performance,” Dangerfield said.
Cats senior players Tom Hawkins and Joel Selwood hold aloft the Premier’s Cup
Geelong coach Chris Scott with the trophy and Sam De Koning joined the party
The Cats were notoriously beaten by 83 points by future Premiers Melbourne in last year’s preliminary round and were labeled ‘too old and too slow’. They were no younger when they beat Sydney on Saturday.
Not every gamer chose to play through the age trope, with Jeremy Cameron stealing the show dressed as his famously big Last Day Chicken.
He had been waiting for him to lay eggs and when he finally did on the morning of the decider, he took them for breakfast.
Meanwhile, Geelong’s spiritual leader, Sammy Moorfoot, dressed up as Cameron, complete with cowboy hat and No.5 jersey.
Jeremy Cameron’s chicken started to look more like Cyndi Lauper as the day progressed